Amytis of Media
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Amytis of Media was a Median princess and queen of Babylon, traditionally associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens, which were said to have been built to remind her of her mountainous homeland.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Median person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ princess ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Babylon
ⓘ
Media ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fall of the Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyaxares–Nebuchadnezzar II alliance
|
| attestedIn | later Greek and Roman authors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Babylon
ⓘ
Media ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Mesopotamian
ⓘ
Median ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Median princess
ⓘ
wife of Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Medes ⓘ |
| family | Median royal family ⓘ |
| father | Cyaxares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| gardensBuiltFor | Hanging Gardens of Babylon ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
marriage alliance between Media and Babylon
ⓘ
traditional association with the Hanging Gardens ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| legendaryMotive | homesickness for mountainous homeland ⓘ |
| marriageType | dynastic marriage ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Αμυτις ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | inspiration for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ⓘ |
| notableAssociation | Hanging Gardens of Babylon ⓘ |
| occupation | queen consort of Babylon ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | symbol of Median–Babylonian rapprochement ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen of Babylon ⓘ |
| realm |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Empire
|
| relatedDynasty |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaldean (Neo-Babylonian) dynasty
Median dynasty ⓘ |
| residence | Babylon ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical tradition ⓘ |
| spouse | Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| uncertainDate | exact birth and death dates unknown ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.